Mascagni: L’amico Fritz (Dynamic)
The Pavarotti- Freni recording still reigns, but this newest version is a worthy competitor [GF]
Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
(Déjà Review) These original recordings melt the heart [JLa]
Schubert: Lieder (RCA)
(Déjà Review) A fine young singer and a master accompanist [WH]
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas & Variations (MPS Records)
An excellent remastering of the Hoelscher-Demus Beethoven cello cycle [JW]
Medtner: Storms and Idylls (Private release)
More magical subtleties from Ang [DMD]
Sawyers: String Concertos (Nimbus)
The sixth impressive release of consistently impressive music [NB]
Tchaikovsky & Grieg: String Quartets (Forgotten Records)
A historic recording by a great Armenian string quartet recommended to all chamber music lovers [GT]
Puccini: Turandot (Pristine Audio)
Revitalised sound permits us to re-appreciate the manifest virtues of this recording, despite its flaws [RMo]
Piano Music for Children (Divine Art)
(Déjà Review) I don’t know whose idea this CD was, but it was a brilliant one [GPJ]
Alwyn: Miss Julie (Lyrita)
(Déjà Review) Difficult to imagine a more focused or fervent performance [CC]
Rachmaninov: Symphony 2 (Chandos)
The luscious second symphony, recorded with rather too little presence for the strings [EJW]
Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 (The Cleveland Orchestra Recordings)
The Cleveland Orchestra stakes a claim to be currently the best in the world [DMD]
Lynch: Light Darkness (Pilfink Records)
An immensely satisfying exploration of dream, darkness and light [JF]
Wolf-Ferrari: Das Himmelskleid (Naxos)
A fine performance of an opera that may be best left forgotten [MP]
Smethergell: Overtures (cpo)
A colourful and vibrant collection of overtures by a little-known composer [JW]
Gevorg Hakobyan (baritone): Arias of Love and Sorrow (Delos)
Uncertain singing, but honest music-making and interesting repertoire [GF]
Donizetti: La favorita (Pristine Audio)
Superbly remastered, a second-rank Donizetti opera blighted by Poggi’s unattractive contribution [RMo]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Revelatory and refreshing [KS]
Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Piano Trios (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Much beautiful playing here, polished and musical [PJL]
Winterberg: Chamber Music Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
Complex, sometimes evanescent but sombre quartets from a Czech Jew [JW]
Tourout: Portrait of an Imperial Cantor (Passacaille)
Outstanding performances of music by an unjustly neglected master [JV]
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonatas (BIS)
Very attractive music beautifully played and caught in ideally sympathetic sound [NB]
Bach & Pärt: Works for Violin & Orchestra (Pentatone)
Spry, lively performances in bold sound [DM]
Jacob Lateiner (piano) The Lost Art Vol. 2 (Parnassus)
A pianist deserving of wider currency [SG]
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